Kekai Burnett

CAREER NOTES: Has played in 11 games (one in 2024, 10 in 2025) during his first two seasons with the Spartans. 2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games to earn his first Spartan letter . . . logged six tackles in charting 70 defensive snaps and 21 special teams plays . . . tallied season-high tying two tackles in game at No. 3 Indiana (10/18), logging 12 snaps . . . made first start of career in UCLA game (10/11), tallying two tackles in notching 32 snaps . . . posted a pair of stops in game at No. 25 USC (9/20) in playing seven snaps. 2024 SEASON: Redshirted . . . played five snaps in his only appearance of the season against Prairie View A&M on Sept. 14 in his collegiate debut. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated one of the best overall prospects in the state of Hawai’i by 247Sports (No. 4), On3 (No. 4) and ESPN.com (No. 5) . . . listed among the top defensive ends in the nation by 247Sports (No. 41) . . . selected to play in the Polynesian Bowl All-Star Game on Jan. 19, 2024, in Honolulu . . . helped Punahou win back-to-back ILH Open Division titles in 2022 and 2023 . . . single-game highlights included four sacks in helping the Buffanblu to a 31-3 win over Kamehameha, adding two sacks in Punahou’s 24-10 win over Saint Louis to win the ILH title . . . earned the 2022 Cover2 Olin Kreutz Award winner for Lineman of the Year after junior season, in helping Punahou to a 9-2 record and play in its first state championship game since 2014, finishing as state runners-up . . . also played basketball at Punahou . . . son of Jonathan and Mildred Burnett . . . planning to major in business.